More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the undermentioned facts about Taj Mahal is not correct?
A)It was built by Shah Jahan
B)It is a magnificent Mausoleum
C)It is situated outside Agra Fort
D)The names of artisans who builtd it are engraved on it
Answer: The names of artisans who builtd it are engraved on it
- Q. In which ot the following places was the Ryotwari settlement introduced by
A)North-West Provinces and Punjab
B)Uttar Pradesh and Punjab
C)Madras and Bombay
D)Bengal and Bihar
Answer: Madras and Bombay
- Q. Who among the following Gupta rulers faced invasion of Hunas?
A)Kumaragupta-I
B)Budhagupta
C)Kumaragupta-II
D)Skandagupta
Answer: Skandagupta
- Q. Which of the following books were written by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru? I. Discovery of India II. Outline of History III. Glimpses of World History IV. A Study of History
A)II & IV
B)I & IV
C)I & III
D)I, II, III & IV
Answer: I & III
- Q. What was the main inspiration for establishing Theosophical Society?
A)Women's education and their upliftment
B)Tackling zamindars issue
C)Propagate Indian thought and culture there by revival of ancient religions of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism
D)Work for depressed classes
Answer: Propagate Indian thought and culture there by revival of ancient religions of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism
- Q. The enquiry Committee on Jallianwaia Bagh incident was headed by
A)Irwin
B)Dyer
C)Hunter
D)Simon
Answer: Hunter
- Q. Which Veda deals with magical hymn or charms of spell?
A)Samveda
B)Rigveda
C)Atharvaveda
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Atharvaveda
- Q. What is the first discourse that the Buddha had delivered at the Deer Park in Sarnath called?
A)Mahamastabhisheka
B)Mahaparinirvana
C)Mahabhiniskraman
D)Dharmachakrapravartan
Answer: Dharmachakrapravartan
- Q. The Religious lessons of ‘Jews’ are called
A)Musa Sanhita (Torah)
B)Gnome Collection (Sukti Sangraha)
C)Tripitaka
D)Tend Alesta
Answer: Musa Sanhita (Torah)
- Q. The ‘Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College’ later became the
A)JamiaMilia Muslim University
B)Osmania University
C)Baraktullah University
D)Aligarh Muslim University
Answer: Aligarh Muslim University
- Q. Abdul Hamid Lahori is the author of
A)Padshah Nama
B)Muntakhab-ul-Tawarikh
C)Alamgir Nama
D)Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
Answer: Padshah Nama
- Q. Who of the following attended all the Three Round Table Conferences?
A)M. M. Malavia
B)B. R. Ambedkar
C)Vallabhbhai Patel
D)Gandhiji
Answer: B. R. Ambedkar
- Q. During Aurangzeb’s reign, which of the following were not included in his government?
A)Marathas
B)Rajputs
C)Pathans
D)All of these
Answer: Marathas
- Q. An emigre (a person or thing who/which has emigrated) communist journal brought out by M N Roy was
A)The Worker
B)Anushilan
C)Kisan Sabha
D)Vanguard
Answer: Vanguard
- Q. Lord Mountbatten put forth the plan proposing the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan :
A)On June 3, 1947
B)On May 3, 1947
C)On July 3, 1947
D)On August 3, 1947
Answer: On June 3, 1947
- Q. Who wrote the book Ninety-Five Theses, which is regarded as initial catalyst for the Protestant Reformation
A)Martin Luther
B)Michelangelo
C)John Calvin
D)Huldrych Zwingli
Answer: Martin Luther
- Q. Dandi March started from __________ in 1930
A)Sabarmati Ashram
B)Surat
C)Delhi Durbar Hall
D)Vedaranyan
Answer: Sabarmati Ashram
- Q. What was the valid reason of the decline in trade and commerce during the period of later Mughals?
A)Closure of old routes of trade
B)Deterioration in law and order situation
C)Abuse of trade licence by European companies
D)Poverty of the Mughal nobility
Answer: Deterioration in law and order situation
- Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saint emphasised the essential oneness of all religion by describing Hindus and Muslims ‘as pots of the same clay’?
A)Tulsidas
B)Kabir
C)Ramananda
D)Raidasa
Answer: Kabir
- Q. Who began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology?
A)Mirabai
B)Chaitanya
C)Tulsidas
D)Surdas
Answer: Chaitanya
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